Afghanistan vs Iran

Afghanistan vs Iran: Population

Population in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 90.6 million people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 49.2 million people, or 2.19 times that in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan vs Iran: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 90.6 million people in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 49.2 million people, or 2.19 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanIranEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 36 and Iran ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 130 million people and Iran at 80.1 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAfghanistanIranWorld
202341.5 million90.6 million8.09 billion
202240.6 million89.5 million8.02 billion
202140 million88.5 million7.95 billion
202039.1 million87.7 million7.89 billion
201937.9 million87.1 million7.81 billion
201836.7 million86.1 million7.73 billion
201735.7 million85 million7.65 billion
201634.7 million83.8 million7.56 billion
201533.8 million82.6 million7.47 billion
201432.8 million81.5 million7.38 billion
201331.6 million80.4 million7.29 billion
201230.6 million79.4 million7.2 billion
201129.4 million78.4 million7.11 billion
201028.3 million77.4 million7.02 billion
200927.5 million76.5 million6.93 billion
200826.5 million75.5 million6.84 billion
200725.9 million74.6 million6.76 billion
200625.4 million73.4 million6.67 billion
200524.4 million71.8 million6.59 billion
200423.6 million70.3 million6.5 billion
200322.7 million68.8 million6.42 billion
200221.4 million68 million6.34 billion
200120.3 million67.5 million6.26 billion
200020.1 million66.4 million6.17 billion
199919.9 million65.5 million6.09 billion
199819.2 million64.5 million6.01 billion
199718.5 million63.6 million5.93 billion
199617.8 million62.9 million5.84 billion
199517.1 million62.2 million5.76 billion
199416.3 million61.5 million5.68 billion
199314.9 million61.4 million5.59 billion
199213.3 million61.2 million5.51 billion
199112.2 million60 million5.42 billion
199012.1 million58.4 million5.33 billion
198911.9 million56.7 million5.23 billion
198811.5 million55.1 million5.14 billion
198711.4 million53.3 million5.05 billion
198611.4 million51.5 million4.96 billion
198511.4 million49.6 million4.87 billion
198411.2 million47.8 million4.78 billion
198310.9 million46 million4.7 billion
198211 million44.3 million4.61 billion
198111.9 million42 million4.53 billion
198013.2 million39.8 million4.45 billion
197913.7 million38.4 million4.37 billion
197813.6 million37.1 million4.29 billion
197713.3 million35.9 million4.22 billion
197613.1 million34.8 million4.14 billion
197512.8 million33.8 million4.07 billion
197412.5 million32.8 million4 billion
197312.2 million31.8 million3.92 billion
197211.9 million30.9 million3.85 billion
197111.6 million30 million3.77 billion
197011.3 million29.2 million3.7 billion
196911 million28.3 million3.62 billion
196810.8 million27.4 million3.55 billion
196710.5 million26.6 million3.47 billion
196610.3 million25.8 million3.4 billion
196510 million25 million3.34 billion
19649.81 million24.3 million3.26 billion
19639.6 million23.5 million3.19 billion
19629.4 million22.8 million3.12 billion
19619.21 million22.1 million3.07 billion
19609.04 million21.5 million3.02 billion
19598.87 million20.9 million2.97 billion
19588.72 million20.3 million2.91 billion
19578.59 million19.7 million2.85 billion
19568.45 million19.2 million2.8 billion
19558.33 million18.7 million2.74 billion
19548.21 million18.2 million2.69 billion
19538.1 million17.8 million2.63 billion
19527.99 million17.3 million2.58 billion
19517.88 million16.9 million2.54 billion
19507.78 million16.5 million2.49 billion
19497.36 million16.6 million–
19487.24 million16.4 million–
19477.13 million16.2 million–
19467.02 million16.1 million–
19456.92 million15.9 million–
19446.81 million15.8 million–
19436.71 million15.7 million–
19426.61 million15.5 million–
19416.53 million15.4 million–
19406.47 million15.2 million–
19396.43 million15 million–
19386.41 million14.7 million–
19376.41 million14.5 million–
19366.41 million14.2 million–
19356.41 million14 million–
19346.41 million13.7 million–
19336.41 million13.5 million–
19326.41 million13.3 million–
19316.48 million13 million–
19306.63 million12.7 million–
19296.85 million12.4 million–
19287.16 million12 million–
19277.56 million11.6 million–
19267.97 million11.2 million–
19258.42 million10.8 million–
19248.88 million10.5 million–
19239.37 million10.1 million–
19229.89 million9.8 million–
192110.2 million9.58 million–
192010.2 million9.46 million–
19199.98 million9.44 million–
19189.53 million9.53 million–
19178.85 million9.72 million–
19168.23 million9.92 million–
19157.66 million10.1 million–
19147.12 million10.3 million–
19136.62 million10.5 million–
19126.16 million10.7 million–
19115.79 million10.9 million–
19105.5 million11 million–
19095.3 million11 million–
19085.17 million11 million–
19075.11 million10.8 million–
19065.04 million10.7 million–
19054.98 million10.6 million–
19044.92 million10.5 million–
19034.86 million10.4 million–
19024.8 million10.3 million–
19014.75 million10.2 million–
19004.71 million10.1 million–
18994.67 million10 million–
18984.64 million9.91 million–
18974.62 million9.81 million–
18964.6 million9.7 million–
18954.58 million9.6 million–
18944.56 million9.49 million–
18934.54 million9.39 million–
18924.52 million9.29 million–
18914.5 million9.21 million–
18904.48 million9.13 million–
18894.46 million9.07 million–
18884.44 million9.03 million–
18874.42 million8.99 million–
18864.4 million8.96 million–
18854.38 million8.93 million–
18844.37 million8.9 million–
18834.35 million8.87 million–
18824.33 million8.83 million–
18814.31 million8.8 million–
18804.29 million8.77 million–
18794.27 million8.74 million–
18784.25 million8.71 million–
18774.23 million8.68 million–
18764.21 million8.64 million–
18754.19 million8.61 million–
18744.18 million8.58 million–
18734.16 million8.55 million–
18724.14 million8.52 million–
18714.12 million8.49 million–
18704.1 million8.45 million–
18694.08 million8.4 million–
18684.07 million8.36 million–
18674.05 million8.31 million–
18664.03 million8.26 million–
18654.01 million8.21 million–
18643.99 million8.16 million–
18633.98 million8.11 million–
18623.96 million8.06 million–
18613.94 million8.01 million–
18603.92 million7.97 million–
18593.91 million7.92 million–
18583.89 million7.87 million–
18573.87 million7.82 million–
18563.85 million7.78 million–
18553.84 million7.73 million–
18543.82 million7.68 million–
18533.8 million7.64 million–
18523.78 million7.59 million–
18513.77 million7.55 million–
18503.75 million7.51 million–
18493.73 million7.47 million–
18483.72 million7.43 million–
18473.7 million7.4 million–
18463.68 million7.37 million–
18453.67 million7.34 million–
18443.65 million7.3 million–
18433.64 million7.27 million–
18423.62 million7.24 million–
18413.6 million7.21 million–
18403.59 million7.17 million–
18393.57 million7.14 million–
18383.55 million7.11 million–
18373.54 million7.08 million–
18363.52 million7.05 million–
18353.51 million7.01 million–
18343.49 million6.98 million–
18333.48 million6.95 million–
18323.46 million6.92 million–
18313.45 million6.89 million–
18303.43 million6.86 million–
18293.42 million6.83 million–
18283.4 million6.8 million–
18273.38 million6.77 million–
18263.37 million6.74 million–
18253.35 million6.71 million–
18243.34 million6.68 million–
18233.32 million6.65 million–
18223.31 million6.62 million–
18213.3 million6.59 million–
18203.29 million6.56 million–
18193.28 million6.53 million–
18183.28 million6.5 million–
18173.28 million6.47 million–
18163.28 million6.44 million–
18153.28 million6.42 million–
18143.28 million6.39 million–
18133.28 million6.36 million–
18123.28 million6.33 million–
18113.28 million6.3 million–
18103.28 million6.27 million–
18093.28 million6.25 million–
18083.28 million6.22 million–
18073.28 million6.19 million–
18063.28 million6.16 million–
18053.28 million6.14 million–
18043.28 million6.11 million–
18033.28 million6.08 million–
18023.28 million6.05 million–
18013.28 million6.03 million–
18003.28 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAfghanistanIranWorld
202442.7 million41.6 million–43.6 million91.6 million91 million–92 million8.16 billion
202543.8 million40.9 million–46.6 million92.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million8.23 billion
202645.1 million40.3 million–49.6 million93.2 million91 million–95.2 million8.3 billion
202746.3 million39.9 million–52.7 million93.8 million91 million–96.4 million8.37 billion
202847.5 million39.5 million–55.8 million94.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million8.44 billion
202948.7 million39.2 million–59.1 million95 million90.8 million–98.7 million8.5 billion
203050 million39.2 million–62.8 million95.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million8.57 billion
203151.4 million39.2 million–66.4 million96 million90.8 million–101 million8.63 billion
203252.7 million38.9 million–69.9 million96.4 million90.6 million–102 million8.7 billion
203354 million38.9 million–73.5 million96.9 million90.6 million–103 million8.76 billion
203455.4 million38.7 million–77.6 million97.3 million90.7 million–104 million8.82 billion
203556.7 million38.5 million–81.5 million97.7 million90.8 million–105 million8.89 billion
203658 million38.6 million–85 million98.1 million90.6 million–106 million8.95 billion
203759.3 million38.4 million–88.1 million98.5 million90.4 million–106 million9.01 billion
203860.6 million38.6 million–92.3 million98.8 million90.1 million–107 million9.06 billion
203961.9 million38.8 million–96.4 million99.2 million89.8 million–109 million9.12 billion
204063.4 million38.9 million–100 million99.5 million89.8 million–109 million9.18 billion
204164.7 million38.9 million–104 million99.9 million89.8 million–110 million9.23 billion
204266.1 million39.3 million–109 million100 million89.6 million–111 million9.29 billion
204367.4 million39.7 million–113 million101 million89.5 million–112 million9.34 billion
204468.7 million39.9 million–117 million101 million89.3 million–113 million9.39 billion
204570 million40.1 million–121 million101 million88.9 million–113 million9.44 billion
204671.4 million40.3 million–124 million101 million88.8 million–114 million9.49 billion
204772.8 million40.7 million–127 million101 million88.7 million–115 million9.54 billion
204874.1 million41.1 million–131 million102 million88.5 million–116 million9.58 billion
204975.5 million41.6 million–135 million102 million88.2 million–116 million9.62 billion
205076.9 million42.1 million–139 million102 million87.8 million–117 million9.66 billion
205178.2 million42.2 million–142 million102 million87.3 million–118 million9.7 billion
205279.5 million42.8 million–147 million102 million87 million–119 million9.74 billion
205380.8 million43.7 million–151 million102 million86.5 million–119 million9.78 billion
205482.2 million43.9 million–155 million102 million85.9 million–119 million9.81 billion
205583.6 million43.9 million–159 million102 million85.3 million–120 million9.85 billion
205685 million43.8 million–164 million102 million84.5 million–120 million9.88 billion
205786.4 million43.7 million–167 million102 million83.9 million–121 million9.91 billion
205887.8 million43.7 million–170 million102 million83.2 million–121 million9.94 billion
205989.1 million43.5 million–174 million101 million82.5 million–122 million9.96 billion
206090.4 million43.4 million–178 million101 million81.8 million–122 million9.99 billion
206191.6 million43.3 million–182 million101 million81 million–122 million10 billion
206292.9 million43.3 million–186 million100 million80 million–122 million10 billion
206394.3 million44.1 million–192 million100 million79.1 million–123 million10.1 billion
206495.6 million45.1 million–199 million99.6 million78.5 million–123 million10.1 billion
206597 million45.6 million–204 million99.2 million77.6 million–123 million10.1 billion
206698.3 million45.9 million–211 million98.7 million76.6 million–123 million10.1 billion
206799.6 million46.1 million–218 million98.3 million75.8 million–123 million10.1 billion
2068101 million46.1 million–223 million97.8 million75.1 million–123 million10.2 billion
2069102 million46.3 million–227 million97.2 million74.1 million–124 million10.2 billion
2070103 million46.4 million–232 million96.7 million72.9 million–124 million10.2 billion
2071105 million46.3 million–239 million96.2 million71.8 million–124 million10.2 billion
2072106 million46.4 million–246 million95.6 million70.7 million–124 million10.2 billion
2073107 million46.9 million–251 million95 million69.6 million–124 million10.2 billion
2074108 million47.1 million–256 million94.4 million68.4 million–123 million10.2 billion
2075109 million47 million–261 million93.8 million67.4 million–123 million10.3 billion
2076110 million46.6 million–266 million93.2 million66.2 million–124 million10.3 billion
2077112 million45.8 million–272 million92.6 million64.9 million–124 million10.3 billion
2078113 million45.1 million–276 million92 million64 million–124 million10.3 billion
2079114 million44.9 million–280 million91.4 million63 million–125 million10.3 billion
2080115 million45.1 million–282 million90.8 million62 million–125 million10.3 billion
2081116 million45.4 million–286 million90.3 million61 million–125 million10.3 billion
2082117 million46 million–293 million89.7 million60.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2083117 million46.1 million–300 million89.1 million59.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2084118 million46.3 million–308 million88.5 million58.4 million–125 million10.3 billion
2085119 million46.8 million–313 million88 million57.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
2086120 million46.9 million–315 million87.4 million56.4 million–124 million10.3 billion
2087121 million46.9 million–320 million86.9 million55.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2088122 million46.3 million–329 million86.3 million54.5 million–125 million10.3 billion
2089123 million45.1 million–337 million85.8 million53.6 million–125 million10.3 billion
2090123 million44.4 million–344 million85.3 million52.9 million–125 million10.3 billion
2091124 million44.4 million–355 million84.7 million52 million–125 million10.3 billion
2092125 million44.3 million–365 million84.2 million51 million–125 million10.3 billion
2093126 million44.2 million–371 million83.7 million50.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2094126 million43.9 million–376 million83.2 million49.5 million–126 million10.2 billion
2095127 million43.8 million–377 million82.7 million48.7 million–126 million10.2 billion
2096128 million44 million–379 million82.2 million47.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2097128 million44.4 million–381 million81.6 million46.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2098129 million44.9 million–386 million81.1 million45.8 million–127 million10.2 billion
2099130 million44.5 million–393 million80.6 million45 million–128 million10.2 billion
2100130 million44.1 million–401 million80.1 million44.3 million–128 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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